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W, W. TURVER.

FESSARY.

Patented Nov. 6, 1883.

STATES N ETE PATENT Fries.

WILLIAM V.- TURVER, OF PARKDALE, ONTARIO, CANADA.

PESSARY.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 288,140, dated November6, 1883.

Application filed May 26, 1883. [Modem To @l whom t may concern:

-Be it known that I, VILLmt-i WHITTIER Tunvnn, of Parkdale, in thecounty of York and Province of Ontario, Canada, physician, have inventedanew and useful Improvement in Pessaries, of which the following is aspecication.

This invention relates to an improvement in the construction of thatclass of pessaries which are designed to rest upon the soft parts oneither side'of the rectum, and has for its obj ect to produce a pessarywhich has abroad bearing-surface, upon which the bladderrests, and whichforms a yielding support for the womb, permitting the natural movementsof said organ, and which can be easily adjusted to properly supportthese parts.

My invention consists of the improvements in the construction of thepessary which will be hereinafter fully set forth, and pointed out inthe claim.

In. the accompanying drawings, Figure l represents a side elevation ofmy improved pessary. Fig. 2 represents a front elevation, and Fig. 3 arear elevation, thereof. Fig. 4 is a top plan view, and Fig. 5a bottomplan view, of the device. Fig. 6 is a longitudinal section of thepessary. Fig. 7 is a side elevation, showing the pessary in the form inwhich it is molded. Fig. 8 represents a longitudinal section, and Fig.9. a plan view, of a modified construction ofthe pessary.

Like letters of reference refer to like parts in the several figures.

A represents the. top portion of the pessar'y, which is designed tosupport the bladder. The portion A is made convex on its upper side, andis curved downwardly at its front for a sucient distance, as shown at a,to cause the bladder to rest upon the upperconven surface of this partof the pessary without bearing against the lower front end of said topportion.

G C are the sidebranches of the pessary, which extend from the topportion, A, rearwardly and downwardly, and then forwardly underneath thetop portion, A, and which are united 'at their front ends by a curvedfront portion, D.

E is lan apron which depends from the rear side of the top portion, A,between the side branches, C C, and which is designed to support thewomb. The lower part of the apron E is about on a level with the lowerpart of the neck of the womb.

As represented in Figs. l to 7, the pessary is preferably constructed ofa frame, f, of a iieXible wire covered with soft rubber or other soft orpliable material, so that the depending portion a of the top portion ofthe pessary and the depending apron E are rendered suiiiciently exibleand yielding to permit the natural movements of the parts which theysupport without causing irritation, and at the same time possesssufficient strength to properly support these parts.

The pessary is applied in such manner that the womb is supported in theconcavity which terminates in the apron E, and the .bladder rests uponthe rounded or convex top portion, A, while'the rectum passes betweenthe side branches, C C, which latter rest upon the soft parts .on eitherside of the rectum. The branches C and top` portion, A, are readily bentto conform tothe anatomy of the parts, thereby enabling the pessary tobe readily adjusted to the requirements of the patient. By properlybending or shaping the side branches of the pessary, the latter may beused for lifting the womb or for straightening the womb when ante,retro, or lateral iiexed or vert-ra. When so constructed, the pressureofthe pessary can be so graduated that it can be wornA 'y by thetenderest patients without inconvenience.

My improved pessary is applicable for use in all cases in which asupport for the womb or its appendages is necessary or desirable.

lIhe soft-rubber coating is applied to the wire frame f when the latteris straight, as represented in Fig. 7. After the coating has beenapplied, the pessary is readily bent to the desired form.

It is obvious that the pessary may be constructed of hard rubber orother rigid material; but this is not so desirable. If desired, a hollowinflatable pessary may be constructed of the same general form asrepresented in Figs. 8 and 9.

A pessary composed of side branches, C, and

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a'curved top portion, A, having a depending A front portion, c, adaptedto support the bladder, and a rear portion,E, depending between the sidebranches and adapted to support the womb, substantially as set forth.

lWILLIAM WV. TURVER.

Witnesses:

FRANK M. GRAY, JOHN Bironnn, J r.

